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The Pill for Men, Human Cannonball
Whoa. My apologies to all you rappers out there. It was a sort of thoughtless comment. Call me racist if you like. I think I was more kids-ist or morals-ist, which could apply to anyone. Not all rappers are black, tho that is the perception. I suppose I deserve a bap on the nose with a rolled-up newspaper, but a hyperrant is a little over the top. Don't think the Reader is racist at all. I know we've taken some extra measures to try to find black writers to contribute. And many of our cover stories have been written by black writers. (How about the series by Ishmael Reed, hmmmm?) Smetimes you just didn't know it from the content. As for me, of course I do'nt consider myself a racist, but then nobody ever considers himself a racist. So there you go. End of commentary from me.— September 17, 2010 2:09 p.m.
Handedness, Oxygen's Discovery
Amazing how evil teachers could be to kids who did things with their left hands. And why would teachers feel the need to do this? I say "Go lefties!" More creative, more interesting. Even if it's hard to fit into a right-handed world.— August 27, 2010 9:51 a.m.
Handedness, Oxygen's Discovery
Mindy -- I think what you're called is multidexterous. Different from ambidexterous, where you can do the same thing (like pitch a ball) with both hands. Me, I guess I'm ampudexterous. So right-handed that you could amputate my left and I'd never miss it.— August 26, 2010 9:45 a.m.
Baby Memory, TV Ad Volume
Well,I'm with refried. I'm sure I ate something yesterday, but what...? And your well-spoken friend just goes to show ya that a fancy wardrobe doesn't mean a thing. Inside all that Abercrombie and Barney's gear lurks the brain of a true nutter.— August 8, 2010 12:59 p.m.
Life on Earth, Mecca's Direction
Muslims have so many ways of locating the Kaaba that I suspect there are those who feel that straight through the earth would be the best way. It's important that the prayer go unimpeded and via a short route to have its full effect. I'm not sure how most Muslims feel about dirt prayers.— July 17, 2010 12:26 p.m.
Moon Ownership, Popcorn's Aroma
Ah, yes. The subversive, ubersalty bar snacks. And will we soon see Chanel No. 6, the irresistable smell of squash? Wear it and you'll be followed by hyper-stimulated men and, what?, rabbits? possums?— July 17, 2010 12:21 p.m.
Moon Ownership, Popcorn's Aroma
Wow? A note of sarcasm or a real moment of eye-rolling, googly wonder?— July 13, 2010 10:34 a.m.
Peeping Noises, Flies, Shuddering Tongues
And I'm glad to say your spouse is probably right about me being probably right. My rightness factor is always open to challenge, though. When that happens, I blame the elves and Grandma bakes me a pie to make me feel better. Thank you for the kind words.— April 30, 2010 10:50 a.m.
Peeping Noises, Flies, Shuddering Tongues
Yeah, California towhees do peep a lot -- their "feeding note," I think. But in my experience, a towhee will eventually shut up. A ground squirrel won't stop until you go away. And they're much louder than towhees. And two people walking around the park will eventually make the bird scoot for the underbrush, while the squirrel is likely to remain at his post. I suppose there's a chance that what they heard was a towhee. There certainly are enough of them in almost every dry habitat, but a ground squirrel is more likely, I'd think. But thanks for checking in and offering a different perspective.— April 29, 2010 10:11 a.m.
Who Is Matthew Alice, Gringo?
I guess when you're seven or eight, magics, a teacher must seem like the ultimate source of all knowledge and enlightenment. Too bad this one was just passing along misinformation. The American uniforms weren't green, they were brown, to begin with. So if for some reason the Mexicans were yelling in English, the word would now be BROWNGO. I'm beginning to think that our atmosphere filled with little floating bits of nonsense is perhaps another cause of global warming. It could be....— April 7, 2010 9:09 a.m.